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Amy-Mae Elliott / Pocket-lint.co.uk:
Acer smartphone launch confirmed … “Are you ready to join Acer's launch into the world of mobile communications?” — So asks an invite that's just dropped into Pocket-lint's inbox this morning, confirming rumours the company are to launch a smartphone. — Due to be unveiled on February 16 …
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Michael Bettiol / Boy Genius Report:
Acer to launch smartphone on February 16 — It's long been rumored that Acer was going to be launching a smartphone sometime this year and not too long ago Acer indeed confirmed that it's all set to show off the fruit of its labor sometime in Q1 2009. We might not know anything solid …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Some Things Need To Change — Yesterday as I was leaving the DLD Conference in Munich, Germany someone walked up to me and quite deliberately spat in my face. Before I even understood what was happening, he veered off into the crowd, just another dark head in a dark suit.
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
AT&T: 1.9 million iPhones activated — AT&T said Wednesday that it activated 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs in the fourth quarter with 40 percent of those activations representing new customers. — In the back half of 2008, AT&T activated more than 4.3 million iPhones (statement).
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Andy Palay / Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Offline Gmail — Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there's one little catch: it's inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes …
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Cox Communications:
Congestion Management FAQs — In February, Cox will begin testing a new method of managing traffic on our high-speed Internet network in our Kansas and Arkansas markets. During the occasional times the network is congested, this new technology automatically ensures that all time-sensitive Internet traffic …
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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:Cox to test new way to handle Internet congestion
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Roberto Baldwin / Mac|Life all:
iPhoto's Faces Recognizes Cats — A huge disappointment for pet owners, was word that iPhoto's newest feature, Faces, wouldn't recognize animals according to Apple employees on the show floor. We even did a few tests at Macworld Expo with images they had of the dog Luce.
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The New York Times Company announced today fourth-quarter 2008 earnings per share from continuing operations (EPS) of $.19, including $.10 per share for severance costs …
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Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:NYT Ad Revenues Tank As It Hires Bank To Help Sell Red Sox
Markcuban / blog maverick:
The Great Internet Video Lie — Internet Video. Its the salvation for content creators everywhere. Its the end to dependence on the big bad meanies, the cable and satellite companies. Right ? Hell no. The concept that “over the top” video creates a valid business alternative …
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Maybe We Should Call Them Venture Pessimists — Venture capitalists need a healthy dose of optimism to do their jobs — betting millions of dollars on young ideas and hoping they turn in to the next big thing. — These days, though, that optimism is in short supply.
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
Which HD video Web service is the best? — Around this time last year we put together a comparison of various video sites to determine which ones had the best overall quality and user experience. Since then, high-definition-capable digital cameras and camcorders have taken off …
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis — Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week — acting Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts that “We will not stand for people ripping off our IP” when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded …
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Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
SAP Cutting 3,000 Jobs; Cautious On 2009; Shrs Rally — SAP (SAP) this morning announced that it plans to cut 3,000 jobs in 2009 as it adjusts the company's size to current market conditions and the global recession. The German software giant said it expects the cuts to save 300 million …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Report: Click Fraud At Record High — 17.1% of all clickthroughs on web advertising are the result of click fraud - the act of clicking on a web ad to artificially increase its click-through rate - according to the latest report from Click Forensics, a company that specializes in monitoring and preventing internet crime.
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Sources: AT&T, Comcast may help RIAA foil piracy — CNET staff writer Marguerite Reardon co-authored this report. — AT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry …
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions — After the BlackBerry Bold's epically delayed launch on AT&T and the Storm's epically borked launch everywhere, RIM needs 2009 to be better than 2008. The T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a good way to start.
Dan Moren / Macworld:
iPhone push notifications: dead and buried, or waiting in the wings? — Apple's no stranger to missing a deadline or two, nor is the company averse to pushing back products a few weeks or months when they need more time. But less common are products that disappear entirely into the world-devouring maw …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Will Intel let Jen-Hsun Huang spread graphics beyond PCs? — Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang is on a mission to get graphics chips into everything from handheld computers to smart phones. In a dinner with reporters on Monday night, the head of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip maker …
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Music Licensing Rights Hindering Hulu As Well — from the live-by-copyright,-die-by-copyright dept — The main backers of the online video site Hulu, NBC Universal and News Corp., are two of the stronger supporters of our copyright system, and have, at times, been known to push …
Sarah Lacy / Business Week:
Is the Unique User an Endangered Species? — The games Silicon Valley people play to gain more social networking pals are threatening this vital Internet metric — If I've learned anything in 10 years of covering entrepreneurs, it's that they love to cheat.
Steven Musil / CNET News:
Movie channel to go live on Web before TV debut — A premium movie channel backed by a trio of studios is expected to debut as an on-demand Web site months before its traditional TV launch. — The consortium of MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Lions Gate announced Tuesday at the NATPE television conference …
Erica Sadun / Ars Technica:
Android app uproar sparks debate over open app store model — An Android Marketplace application has been accused of attacking files. Ars looks at the matter and concludes that there may be more smoke than fire in this case. — An Android Market application has become the center …
